The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-06
COLUMNS OF GUiSH /
DY THE OFFICIAL nEronrEr.
Who Accompanies tho Prssidont-C Chicago
d Goes Wild over afr. Cleveland and Iiia
wife, Particularly the Lateral
Regular Wild West Rcsus.

wife, Particularly the Lateral
Regular wild West Scene.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5,-0nly hall a dozen
stops were made during the run OF the
Presidents special train from St. Louis
and these were at the water stations. The
train men report that a little knot OF peo.
pie awaited the passage OF the train q,
every station NIL through the night, merely
to look upon the car which contained q
sleepins President. The President left
Instructions that ha DO called early thls
morning to give him m opportunity ol
seeing something Of the rich country
south Of Chicago. When he made his ap.
pearanco tho sun was only iow degreea
above tho horizon and the heavy frost crys.
tails gllstened like diamonds In the slant.
ing rays. Buttonsd to the chin he stepped
ont on the rear platform and spent hall an
hour looking at tho country. Farmers
LETT their milking and housewives rgu out
Of their houuea to 500 tho train, and rec.
ognizing tho solitary figure on the plat.
form danced with delight, 3tE
A BAsllruL CROWD. 4
At the watering station where there
were not more. than a dczen houses, a
crowd Of hundred or more men, women
and boys gathered about the platform aud
stared at abort range at the President,
while, beside tho track, two onthusiasts
were loading and firing q ai1.pouudos an
rapidly as they could. gGgl1tSis 5FG
Tbs President trisd to enter into con.
vergstion with some Of these people, but
tho interview was not succesa. Finally
he reached down his hand toward red.
checked lady Of eighteen, who, blushipg-
ly, put up her own in response. The ics
was broken md Immediately there was o
rush and uproaching Of handa Tor a shake,
At Joliet, through which place the train
ran very slowly, several thousands filled
the platforms. Mra. Cleveland had now
made her appearance clad in her usual
close.ftting travelling costume OF dark
green, and looking frcshsr and mora
charming. II possible, than whom the ex.
cursion began. Sha took her place beside
her husband Oh tho platform aud reward.
ed the gathering with her amiles. I.
At Lamont, ILL.,, 500 quarrymeu were
drawn up in two lines, in "rear opea or.
DER" with crowhars at "pressnt arms"
The President especially remarked the
number and the zss! OF old ladies' and
gray bearded men in the crowds every.
where assembled to greet him, and was
much affected. Many Of them we're shed.
ding tears in their excitement and other.
wise manifested the unusual intcreet Of
this occasion. Mrs. Cleveland was the re-
cipient OF several beautiful bouuusts at
points where the train slowed up, bssr-
ing upon attached cards the warmest ex.
presslons Of aGsctiou-"0To the chosen Of
our Preuident." a
Postmaster General Villas boardsd the
train with three friends ak msles out and
accompanied the President into town.
Along the line Of march the masses we're
St NOISY THOUGH ORDERLY, ..0
and for the most part kept the line Of the
curbs on either Gds but 10000, young
Americans from to 20 years old detisd
cavalry, infantry, artillery and police,
broke through all lines and oyor all re.
atrsints, c!ung to the carriages, aud when
driven from one fastened themselves to
another, dodged blowa from the bstons of
tho police, ran around and cyan under
the horses Of the eacort and su tiarad every.
thing apparently but death or mutiisti6n
to keep in line. It WAS thought that
human poasibilitiea in the way of exultsnt
crowds had relched elimination at St.
Louis, but 1t was q mattsr OF remark
among the visitors that in point OF NUN.
bers Chicago had gono beyond. Her
demonstration seemed to the visitors 10
comprehend her entire population.
ARRIVAL AT CHICAGO. .. :.
Tho train puaod slowly into tAa Alton
depot at Twenty-shird street, at D:1O A N.
There was loud shout from the crowd, a
buzz, then cheers as the distinguished
pair walked scross the platform 10 their
carriage. A moment later tho carriage
door closed with d slam. Tho four epiris-
ed horsss jumped as the whip eirosed over
their heads, and tbs President was riding
through the streets Of Chicago. It was
only q. few mlEuteg afser 7 o'clock thia
morning whom people commenced to stop
at tho depot where tho President was ed.
vertised to slisht from his special. at
that hour there were 200 man, women,
boys and girls standing aronad the little
lhres cornered frame depot. 1t Is o two
story structure with two small waiting
rooms, In each Of which stoves furnished
Q alight heat for crowd Of persons who
had become chilled standing on tho out
side looking at tbs rusty car rails. In oil
directions vacsat lots or rough lvmbar
or stone yards could be neen. not bit
OF decoration wan visb.s for block
around the quser little Depot, and not q
vessG2o 0t color could bs seen on the lat
ter building except the dirty d,ab which
projected tho outEids Notwithstanding
from tho elements and the big yellow Iette:s
which looked almost lashy In their bed oi
gloom. "a .5 a
i.Ea * l3ts THE wELCoMs. Re-,
It was welcome fitting the executive
Of this great Republic the. Preeident
Cleveland ms. with when he landed for
tho first time in his life at Ch;cago. The
enthusiasm was electrical. Such crowds,
such bright-iaces in the same nnmbsrs,
were never seen before. There must have
been fifty thousand men, women end chill
dren s itherod within few blocks Of tho
station. !. All tho B.ree.s loading to that
thoroughfare we're clicked up completely
With pses Of human beings. Above the
hesdu Of tie crowd could be seen n
he!metea military. They we're truly a
fine lot oil men, comprising companies Of
cavalry and artillery. Thoir arrival occa.
aiorst sensation which grsw moro and
c,oro tumritnoas 81 the Presldsntislequip.
age appeared on tbs eponG. Tbs crowd
was fairly gocd natured. 1ts ono vioh
seemed 10 he to- express respect for the
President aud his lady. Although bois-
ferrous a. tlmss, es all crowds IRE, this one
WAC on its good bsEsyior and readily
enough obeysd the rcquesta ci the police
to stand back and leave clsSs space
through which the President might psss
As the frssilsut's carrlags moved away
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